Single Player Video Game Recommendations
Never Played
This is where to start if you have never played a single game in your life. They have relatively simple controls and won't expect you to react quickly at any point. (I'd still recommend this to experienced gamers, though, they're all excellent)
Oxenfree
If you liked the witty banter or paranormal mystery of Stranger Things, this is the right kind of game for you.
Florence
Hidden Folks
Untitled Goose Game
Her Story
Donut County
Thank Goodness You're Here
Portal 1 and 2
Sunless Skies
The Last Campfire
Chants of Sennaar
Secret of Monkey Island
Stardew Valley
Can Hold a Controller
Okay, you've beaten a few games and know what all the buttons on the controller do. Here's a set of games you can sink your teeth in to.
- Outer Wilds
- Strange Horticulture
- Animal Well
- Slay the Spire
- Life is Strange
- Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Bugsnax
- CONTROL
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Marvel's Spiderman
- God of War
Seen Some Stuff
Alright, you have some experience under your belt and are ready for a challenge.
- Infra
- Hollow Knight
- Lies of P
- Jedi Knight: Fallen Order
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Subnautica
- HITMAN Word of Assassination
Hardcore Gamer
Ready to put yourself to the test and die a lot? These games are for you!
- Noita
- Celeste
- Elden Ring
- Enter the Gungeon
- Spelunky 1 and 2
- Hotline Miami
Okay, hear me out...
These games are definitely an acquired taste. They take a little bit of patience to get in to and may have some jankiness, but you won't regret it if you put in the work and looked past some flaws.
- Creaks
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Immortality
- Unavowed
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Thief Gold: The Black Parade - This is a mod for an old stealth game
- Inscryption
- Dwarf Fortress
- Return of the Obra Dinn